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a floating house on the Tonle Sap lake - it's the largest freshwater lake in southeast asia28 views
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a restaurant/men's hang out spot, on the lake28 views
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water lily in the pond by Angkor Wat28 views
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these kids were cute - they all have thanaka paste on their faces (it acts as sunblock)28 views
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squiggles28 views
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going back home after market day. Shan State is home to many different tribes & ethnic groups with their own cultures and languages28 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos28 views
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walking around hilly terrain with baby strapped in front, big basket of goods in the back and an umbrella in your free hand. in the US you'd probably be reported to child welfare agencies for "endangering" your baby like this28 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle28 views
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walking through the town of Nyaung Shwe at dawn. already lost of people around, everyone is going to Inle Lake for the festival28 views
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we felt so lucky to be in Inle on this day. we hadn't planned our trip to Burma to coincide with this festival, but once there & we'd heard about it of course we had to experience it. what amazing timing28 views
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Inle Lake filling up with boatloads of people. thousands of people & the many tribes of Shan State come for pilgrimage at this time (the town of Nyaung Shwe was packed for the festival with fairs, food stalls - excitement was in the air everywhere)28 views
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the leg-rowing boat competition has started. the Intha men (who live on Inle Lake) row standing up, with one leg. each of the procession boats has people playing music, drumming, singing while the rowers row away in unison with their legs28 views
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commerce on the lake. people go on these canoes from one floating house to another selling all kinds of stuff27 views
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a floating village27 views
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a mangrove forest in the lake27 views
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pond at Angkor Wat27 views
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view of the Angkor Wat temple complex from the top of the centre tower27 views
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girls from the Pa-O tribe waiting patiently by the roadside to collect alms for the local monastery27 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw27 views
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how many people can you fit on a truck?27 views
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